Facing Off With a Triceratops
In Facing Off With a Triceratops, host Andy Day is in the Cretaceous period. He comes across a herd of Triceratops and notices pairs that are fighting. The Triceratops use their horns and crests to intimidate each other and sometimes fight. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Andy's Dinosaur Adventures, in which Andy Day travels back in time to meet the dinosaurs.
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Q: What tools did Triceratops use to fight?
A: They used their crests to intimidate one another, and they used their horns if they actually fought.
Q: Why did dinosaurs fight? Why might they have preferred to avoid fighting?
A: They fought to see which one was the leader of the herd. They may not have wanted to fight because they could get injured.
Q: Why is the fan helpful for Andy?
A: The bright colors in the fan scared off the Triceratops like a bright crest would.